The sickle cell disease is found in 70,000 Americans, mostly of African descent. It impedes blood flow causing pain, difficulty breathing and early death.

Now researchers at the La Jolla institute are involved in human trials of a molecular substance that has shown good effects in lab animals. What's more, it's already available for human use in the drug Lexiscan, which is used to diagnose heart disease.

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